Editing Tel 'Szatulai

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|homeworld=[[Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=252}}

|birth=[[2466#February|February 2, 2466]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

|height=228.6 centimetres {{C|7 ft 6in}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

|mass=145.6 kilograms {{C|321 lbs}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

|rank=[[First Blade]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS12|HSS|Chapter=12}}<br>

Tel 'Szatulai was born on [[Sanghelios]] on [[2466#February|February 2, 2466]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} He enlisted in the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] when he came of age, as is expected of all male [[Sangheili]]. At some point during his service, 'Szatulai earned the title of [[blademaster]], receiving the "-ai" suffix to show his mastery of the [[Type-1 energy sword|sword]]. By [[2526]], he had been inducted into the feared [[Silent Shadow]], a unit of experienced [[Special Operations Sangheili]] often tasked with the assassination of high-ranking officials that had crossed the [[Hierarchs]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS9}}

On [[2526#March|March 19, 2526]], the Bloodstar Flotilla arrived in high orbit over Biko without alerting the planet's [[Chancellor's Guards|defense force]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS11|HSS|Chapter=11}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS12}} Despite the intrusion corvettes' [[active camouflage]], the UNSC's [[Task Force Yama]], which had just [[Battle of Seoba|captured]] the insurrectionists' base on Seoba, detected the incoming flotilla and began to deploy its [[prowler]]s. 'Szatulai stood inside the ''Sacred Whisper''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s forward observation blister as he watched the prowlers rise into space, backed by the looming pink disk of Biko. Even though the human vessels could be seen by the naked eye, none of the corvettes' sensors could detect anything to suggest that any vessels at all were leaving Seoba. 'Szatulai summoned [[Shipmaster]] [[Hulon 'Budyasee]], pointing out the specks rising from the pale moon. The two of them then visited the reader stations at the rear of the bridge to investigate whether fault was with the bridge crew or their equipment. Going to one of the stations, 'Szatulai questioned the reader as to why he had not reported any enemy vessels on Seoba. Indeed, there were readings to suggest that the ice quarry they were headed for was warmer than the surrounding area, but the data suggested that it was the result of a small comet or asteroid impact rather than a vessel. Yet, the reader conceded that there could be vessels hidden in the quarry and its cave systems. When informed by 'Szatulai that he had seen with his own eyes at least seven ships leaving the quarry, the reader exclaimed that the impossible has happened as their vessel's sensors surely would have been able to detect that. This led 'Szatulai to the disturbing realization that the UNSC had [[Razor-class prowler|stealth craft]] that were superior to those fielded by the Covenant. He then ordered the corvettes to fire on the quarry, despite the extreme range and lack of vessels to target, hoping that they could shoot down one of the stealth vessels and recover it to be inspected later on.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS12}}

After the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience arrived and began [[Battle of Biko|assaulting]] Biko,{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS17|HSS|Chapter=17}} news of 'Szatulai's failure reached the Minor Minister of Artifact Survey, who mocked the First Blade for the outcome of the battle. Caring little for the San'Shyuum's opinion, he had his two remaining corvettes move to join 'Kvarosee's fleet. However, a lone human [[Emmeline|transport]] broke Seoba's orbit and began trailing the ''Sacred Whisper''. Realizing that the only ones foolish enough to chase after a Covenant warship in such [[Banta-class transport|a poorly armed craft]] would be the insurgents that he had come to meet, 'Szatulai had his corvette dock with the vessel. He took two young [[Jiralhanae]] Bloodstars with him—[[Orsun]] and [[Castor]]—and boarded the insurgent transport via its airlock. In an exercise to help them see each other as brothers-in-arms rather than as rivals, 'Szatulai ordered the Jiralhanae to not bring any weapons. This puzzled them greatly, but they obeyed.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS18|HSS|Chapter=18}}

 

 

 

After the battle was won and Biko burned, 'Szatulai returned to the ''Pious Rampage'' to report on what he had learned to Nizat 'Kvarosee and the Minor Minister of Artifact Survey. The three of them surmised that the humans of Task Force Yama may in fact know that they have a spy in their midst and are using him to lure the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience into traps. As the fleet was beginning to run low on carrier gas for their plasma weapons, 'Kvarosee had called forward from [[Zhoist]] a new logistics flotilla that was already at Etalan, gathering the vessels that had survived the Spartans' attack. Upon hearing this, 'Szatulai was aghast. He revealed to 'Kvarosee that the humans had recovered a ''[[kelguid]]'' from the bridge of the ''Worthy Silence'' after it was shot down on Seoba. With this in their possession, Task Force Yama could potentially identify the exact locations of the fleet's supply lines and critical support nodes. Survey worried that the humans would use the ''kelguid'' to find and attack [[High Charity]], but 'Szatulai and 'Kvarosee insisted that Zhoist was the much more likely target as it would buy them time. They explained that if the humans even knew about High Charity, going there would mean certain death. With Survey still in disagreement, 'Szatulai and 'Kvarosee agreed that they must go to Zhoist to support its meager rapid-response flotilla in the coming battle.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}}

{{Main|Battle of Zhoist}}

In [[2526#April|April 2526]], 'Szatulai was dispatched by Fleetmaster Nizat 'Kvarosee to stop a Spartan attack on the Covenant supply world Zhoist. 'Szatulai's Silent Shadow squad engaged [[Blue Team]] in the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]], but the entire squad was killed by the Spartans through the use of heavy weapons and explosives. 'Szatulai himself died after being severely wounded in a melee against [[John-117]]. In his weakened state, he was shot dead by [[Kelly-087]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS27|HSS|Chapter=27}}